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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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