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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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