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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)