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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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