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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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