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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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