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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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