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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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