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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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