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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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