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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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