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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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