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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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