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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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