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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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