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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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