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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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