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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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