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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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