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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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