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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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