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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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