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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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