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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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