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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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