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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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