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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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