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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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