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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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