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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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