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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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