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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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