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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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