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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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