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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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