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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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