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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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