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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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