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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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