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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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