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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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