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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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