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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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