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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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