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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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