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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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