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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need 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 subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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