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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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