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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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