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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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