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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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