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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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