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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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