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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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