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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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