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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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