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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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