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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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