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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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