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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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