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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the major 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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