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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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