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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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