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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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