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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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