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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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