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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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