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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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