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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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