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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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