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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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