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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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