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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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