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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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