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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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