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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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