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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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