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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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