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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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