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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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