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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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