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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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