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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the 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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