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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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