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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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