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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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