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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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