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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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