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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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