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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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