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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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