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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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