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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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