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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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