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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major 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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