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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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