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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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