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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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