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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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