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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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