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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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