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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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