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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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