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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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