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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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