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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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