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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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