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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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