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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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