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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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