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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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