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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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