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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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