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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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