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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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