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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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