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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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