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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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