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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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