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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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