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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes 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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