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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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