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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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