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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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