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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with 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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