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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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