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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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