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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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