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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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