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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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