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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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