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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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