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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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