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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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