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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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