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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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