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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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