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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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