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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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