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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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