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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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