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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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