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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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