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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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