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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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