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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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