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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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