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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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