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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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