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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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