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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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