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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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