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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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