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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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