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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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