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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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