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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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