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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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