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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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