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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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