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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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