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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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