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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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