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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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