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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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