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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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