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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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