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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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