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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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