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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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