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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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