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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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