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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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