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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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