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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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