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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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