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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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