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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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