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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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