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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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