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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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