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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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