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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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