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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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