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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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