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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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