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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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