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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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