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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the 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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