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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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