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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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