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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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