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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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