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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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