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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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