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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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