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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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