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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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