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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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