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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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