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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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