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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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