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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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