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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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