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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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