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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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