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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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