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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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