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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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