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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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