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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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