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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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