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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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