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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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