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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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