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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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