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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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