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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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