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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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