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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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