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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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