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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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