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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses 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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