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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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