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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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