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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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