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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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