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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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