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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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