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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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