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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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