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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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