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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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