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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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