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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling 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 inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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