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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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