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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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