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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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