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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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