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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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