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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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