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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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