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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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