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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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