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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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