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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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