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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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