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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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