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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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