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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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