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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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