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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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