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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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