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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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