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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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