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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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