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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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