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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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