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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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