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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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