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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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