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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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