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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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