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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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