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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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