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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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