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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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