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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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