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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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