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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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