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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners 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 quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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