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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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