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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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