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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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