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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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