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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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