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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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