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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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