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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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