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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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