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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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