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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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