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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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