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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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