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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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