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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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