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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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