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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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