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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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