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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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