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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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