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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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