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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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