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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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