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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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