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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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