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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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