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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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