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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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