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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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