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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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