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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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