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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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