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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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