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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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