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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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