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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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