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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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