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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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