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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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