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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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