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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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