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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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