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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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