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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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