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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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