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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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