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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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