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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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