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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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