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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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