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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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