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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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