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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes 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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