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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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