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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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