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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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