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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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