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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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