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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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