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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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