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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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