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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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