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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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