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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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