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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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