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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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