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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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