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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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