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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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