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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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