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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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