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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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