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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important 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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