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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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