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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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