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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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