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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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