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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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