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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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