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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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