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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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