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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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