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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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