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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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