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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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