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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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