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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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