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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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