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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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