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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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