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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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