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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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