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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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