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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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