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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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