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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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