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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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