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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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