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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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