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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the 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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