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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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