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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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