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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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