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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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