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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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