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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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