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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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