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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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