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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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