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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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