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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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