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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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