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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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