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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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