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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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