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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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