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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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