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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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