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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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