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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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