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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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