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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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