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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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