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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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