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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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