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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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