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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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