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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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