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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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