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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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