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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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