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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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