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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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