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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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