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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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