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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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