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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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