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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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