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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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