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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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