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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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