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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate 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 technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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