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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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