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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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