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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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