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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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