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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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