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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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