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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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