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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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