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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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