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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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