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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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