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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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