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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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