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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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