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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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