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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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