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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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