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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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