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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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