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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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