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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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