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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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