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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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