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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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