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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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