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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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