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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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