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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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