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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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