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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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