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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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