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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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