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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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