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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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