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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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