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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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