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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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