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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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