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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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