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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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