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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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