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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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