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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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