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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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