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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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