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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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