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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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