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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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