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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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