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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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