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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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