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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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