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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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