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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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