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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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