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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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