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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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