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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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