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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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