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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates 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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