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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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