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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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