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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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