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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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