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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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