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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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