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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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