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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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