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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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