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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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