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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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