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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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