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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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