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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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