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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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