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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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