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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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