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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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