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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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