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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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