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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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