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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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