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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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