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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 (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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