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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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