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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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