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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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