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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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