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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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