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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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