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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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