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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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