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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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