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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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