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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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