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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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