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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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