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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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