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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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